If Catholic Central was feeling good fresh off their 12-2 takedown of Hopkins on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 11-9 on Thursday. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vikings earlier this season, when they won 12-2.
M Cummings was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of A Howard, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Catholic Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Hopkins, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Coming up, Catholic Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Holland Christian at 4:15 p.m. The Maroons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.24 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hopkins, they are taking a road trip to square off against Otsego at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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